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BULGARIA 

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UNIVERSAL  A 
EXPOSITION  1 


SAINT  LOUIS  1904 


OFFICIAL  CATALOGUE 


H.  R.  H.  FERDINAND  I, 
Prince  of  Bulgaria. 


H.  R.  H.,  HEIR  TO  THE  THRONE. 
Prince  Boris  of  Tirnovo. 


Reigning  Prince , 

H.  R.  H.  FERDINAND  ist. 


Heir  to  the  Throne. 

H.  R.  H.  BORIS,  Prince  of  Tirnovo. 


General  R.  Petroff, 

D.  Petcoff, 

Dr.  N.  Guenadieff, 
Iv.  Shishmanoff, 

L.  Paiacoff, 

G.  Staicoff, 

D.  POPPOFF, 

General  M.  Savoff, 


President  Minister  and  Minister  of 
Foreign  Affairs. 

Minister  of  the  Interior. 

Minister  of  Commerce  and  Agricultur 
Minister  of  Public  Instruction. 
Minister  of  Finances. 

Minister  of  Justice. 

Minister  of  Public  Works  and 
Communications. 

Minister  of  War. 


COMMITTEE  OF  ORGANIZATION 


FOR  THE 

PARTICIPATION  of  BULGARIA 

IN  THE 

UNIVERSAL  EXPOSITION,  ST.  LOUIS. 


PRESIDENT, 

DR.  N.  GUENADIEFF, 

Minister  of  Commerce  and  Agriculture. 

VICE-PRESIDENT, 

P.  KOSEFF, 

Chief  of  Section  of  Commerce,  Industry  and  Trades. 

members : 

CHR.  M.  BONTCHEFF, 

Secretary  General,  Ministry  of  Finances. 

G.  VERNAZZA, 

Chief  of  the  Protocol,  Ministry  of  Foreign  Affairs. 

S.  SARAFOFF, 

Director  of  State  Railways. 

MOMTCHIFOFF, 

Chief  of  Section,  Ministry  of  Public  Works  and  Com¬ 
munications. 

IV.  SARANOFF, 

Chief  of  Section,  Ministry  of  Commerce  and  Agriculture. 
TABAKOFF, 

Inspector  in  Chief,  Ministry  of  Public  Instruction. 
DOBROVSKI, 

Director  of  the  National  Museum. 

IV.  MRKVITCHKA, 

Director  of  the  Fine  Arts  School. 

A.  MITOFF, 

Professor  in  the  Fine  Arts  School. 

SECRETARY, 

G.  S.  GINEFF, 

Assistant  to  Chief  of  Section  of  Commerce  and  Agriculture. 


Commissioner  General , 


P.  M.  MATTHEEFF. 


Assistants  to  the  Commissioner  General 

D.  N.  STANCIOFF. 

S.  SCHTERBANOFF. 


EAST  ENTRANCE  OF  BULGARIAN  SECTION. 


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BULGARIA 


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A  Constitutional  Monarchy  with  a  National  Assembly. 

The  reigning-  Prince  is  H.  R.  H.  FERDINAND  I, 
of  the  House  of  Saxe-Coburg  Gotha  and  the  Crown 
Prince  is  BORIS  of  TIRNOVO,  the  eldest  son. 

The  State  religion  is  the  Orthodox,  with  an  Exarch  as 
chief,  who  resides  in  Constantinople,  from  where  he  directs 
also  the  churches  and  schools  of  the  Bulgarians  under  the 
Turkish  dominion. 

The  Bulgarian  nation  is  of  Slavonic  race.  Of  the  Finnish 
race,  the  original  Bulgarians,  who  subjugated  the  Slavs 
settled  in  the  countries  south  of  the  Danube,  there  remains 
the  name  only,  which  the  nation  has  borne  ever  since. 

The  nation  had  apparently  ceased  to  exist  under  the  former 
powerful  rule  of  the  Turks. 

As  a  result  of  the  Turco-Russian  war  in  1877,  the  Princi¬ 
pality  of  Bulgaria  was  constituted  north  of  the  Balkans.  At 
the  same  time  a  full  autonomous  government  was  granted  to 
the  province  south  of  this  range  of  mountains,  under  the 
name  of  Eastern  Roumelia.  In  1885  these  two  countries 
united,  and  they  form  the  present  Bulgarian  Principality. 

The  country  is  administered  by  a  Government  composed 
of  eight  ministers. 

President  Minister,  holding  a  portfolio  ;  at  pres¬ 
ent  that  of  Foreign  Affairs. 

Minister  for  the  Interior. 

Minister  of  Finances. 

Minister  of  Justice. 

Minister  of  Commerce  and  Agriculture. 

Minister  of  Public  Works  and  Communications. 
Minister  of  Public  Instruction. 

Minister  of  War. 

The  Cabinet  is  responsible  to  the  National  Assembly. 


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For  administrative  purposes  the  country  is  divided  into 
departments,  districts  and  communes.  The  commune  is  the 
administrative  unit. 

The  franchise  is  complete  ;  every  one  registered  Bulgarian 
subject  is  a  free  elector,  and  every  one  such,  who  can  read  and 
write,  is  eligible  to  all  institutions  provided  by  the  constitution. 

Every  department  has  its  provincial  assembly,  and  every 
commune  its  council,  elected  for  three  years.  The  election  to 
the  National  Assembly  is  for  five  years. 

The  area  of  the  country  is  99,276  square  kms,  or  38,333 
square  miles,  and  its  population  has  just  attained  4,000,000 
souls.  The  largest  city  is  the  capital,  Sophia,  with  a  popula¬ 
tion  of  nearly  80,000,  its  population  in  1879  was  not  over 
20,000. 

The  country,  for  its  size,  is  mountainous.  It  is  traversed 
by  the  Balkans  from  west  to  east,  and  bounded  to  the  west  by 
the  Rhodope  chain.  The  highest  peak  is  8,930  feet. 

The  capital,  Sophia,  is  situated  in  a  valley  at  the  foot  of 
one  of  the  Rhodope  Mountains,  the  Vitosh,  just  over  7,000 
feet  in  height. 

The  limits  of  the  country  are  :  the  Black  Sea  on  the  east, 
the  River  Danube  on  the  north  and  the  Kingdom  of  Servia 
and  the  Turkish  provinces  on  the  other  sides. 

The  climate  is  moderate.  The  vine  prospers  all  over  the 
country. 

The  flag  of  the  country  is  white,  green  and  red,  hori¬ 
zontally  disposed,  and  the  arms  are  a  crowned  gold  lion, 
rampant,  on  a  red  shield. 

The  measures  and  weights  and  the  monetary  systems  of 
the  country  are  the  decimal. 

The  density  of  the  population  is  105  souls  to  the  square 
mile.  It  is  chiefly  agricultural,  to  the  extent  of  73  per  cent 
of  the  whole  ;  10  per  cent  is  occupied  in  industrial  pursuits  ; 
5  per  cent  in  commercial;  2  per  cent  in  the  professions;  2 >4 
per  cent  in  the  military  and  public  services  ;  1  >4  per  cent  in 
transportation  business,  and  6  per  cent  in  various  work. 

Of  the  area,  33  per  cent  is  under  cultivation ;  29  per  cent 
is  covered  by  forest  or  wood  ;  10  per  cent  is  pasture  land,  and 
27  per  cent  is  covered  by  the  roads,  beds  of  rivers,  fallow  and 
waste  lands. 

The  country  is  a  breeder  of  cattle,  and  largely  exports 
such.  According  to  the  last  census  there  were  in  the  country. 


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two  years  ago,  11,417,485  head  of  domestic  animals — horses, 
mules,  donkeys,  oxen,  cows,  buffaloes,  sheep,  goats  and  pigs. 
The  United  States  are  very  good  customers  for  the  country’s 
kid  and  goat  raw  skins. 

Its  chief  agricultural  products  are  wheat,  rye,  oats,  barley, 
corn,  millet,  rice,  rape  seed  (colza),  sesam,  and  many  other 
kinds  of  oil-bearing  and  leguminous  food  grains. 

In  the  production  of  wheat,  Bulgaria  ranks  the  second 
among  the  European  countries,  and  the  first  in  that  of  winter 
wheat.  Agricultural  machinery  is  rapidly  being  introduced 
into  the  country.  A  good  proportion  is  supplied  from  the 
United  States. 

The  Apiculture,  the  raising  of  the  silk  worm,  the  culture 
of  tobacco;  the  replantation  of  the  vine,  devastated  by  the 
phyloxera;  the  extension  of  the  cultivation  of  the  rose,  pro¬ 
ducing  the  attar  of  roses,  are  especially  encouraged  by  the 
Government. 

Last  year  311,000  kilograms,  or  310  tons,  of  raw  silk  were 
exported. 

The  produce  of  tobacco  the  same  year  was  2,000,000  kilo¬ 
grams,  or  2,000  tons;  that  of  attar  of  roses  has  run  up  to 
6,000  kilograms,  or  13,000  pounds.  The  United  States  is  fast 
becoming  our  best  market  for  the  attar  of  roses.  This 
industry  is  a  specialty  to  Bulgaria  ;  the  article  itself  is  very 
precious.  The  home  price  is  700  to  800  francs  per  kilogram, 
or  $70.00  to  $80.00  per  pound. 

The  textile  industry  has  always  been  remarkable,  especially 
its  cloths  and  rugs.  Within  the  last  few  years  some  twenty 
cloth  factories,  or  factories  in  connection  with  the  weaving  of 
cloth,  with  the  best  modern  machinery,  have  been  built. 

The  native  Bulgarian,  especially  the  peasant,  however,  still 
prefers  to  clothe  himself  in  the  home  handloom-made  woolen 
and  cotton  cloth.  The  wool  is  usually  from  his  own  sheep  ; 
his  family  spins  it,  dyes  it  and  weaves  it  into  cloth.  The 
country  exports  cloth  both  home  and  factory  made. 

A  special  progress  has  been  made  in  the  rug  industry. 
Eight  years  ago  the  Government  invited  to  the  country 
experienced  men  and  women  from  Asia  Minor  and  settled 
them,  now  in  one  district,  now  in  another,  where  already  the 
people  were  adepts  in  the  rug  industry.  The  success  has  been 
very  great.  The  Oriental  rugs  produced  now  in  Bulgaria  are 
remarkable  for  their  good  work,  designs  and  vegetable  dyes. 


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BULGARIAN  SECTION. 
Interior  View.  Southwest  Corner. 


The  designs  are  either  copies  of  old  Persian  models  or  those 
for  which  the  Government  invited  competition  and  offered 
prizes  for. 

Generally,  every  native  is  a  proprietor  and  tills  invariably, 
if  a  cultivator,  his  own  land,  with  his  own  cattle,  usually  the 
oxen. 

The  drink  of  the  Bulgarian  is  wine,  which  he  produces 
from  his  own  vineyard,  but  lately  beer  has  largely  come  into 
use.  There  are  now  in  the  country  twenty-five  breweries  ; 
twenty-five  years  ago  there  were  none. 

The  distillation  of  alcohol  introduced  into  the  country 
fifteen  years  ago,  has  developed  and  has  very  considerably 
diminished  the  importation  of  the  article. 

Porcelain,  ceramics  are  new  industries  to  the  country  ; 
they  are  being  successfully  developed.  To  encourage  these 
and  other  industries,  the  Government  supports  special  schools, 
such  as  for  the  working  of  iron;  foundry  work;  textiles; 
woolen,  cotton  and  silk;  carving  in  wood;  dyeing;  carpenter¬ 
ing  and  joiners’  work,  etc.  Traveling  teachers  are  sent  over 
the  country,  who  go  from  place  to  place,  inspect  and  give  a 
more  intelligent  direction  to  the  methods  in  use.  These 
organize  short-term  courses  in  the  proper  localities,  to  teach 
the  better  finishing  of  the  hitherto  crude  article,  as  in 
cutlery,  pottery  ;  to  teach  basket  and  straw-hat  making, 
according  to  the  most  approved  models  ;  the  better  curing  of 
skins,  and  an  improved  manufacture  of  wooden  household 
utensils,  etc. 

There  are  in  the  country  three  State  and  two  provincial 
agricultural  schools,  and  two  special  for  the  making  of  wine 
and  the  proper  cultivation  of  the  vine. 

The  forests,  which  existed  only  in  name  twenty-five  years 
ago,  are  being  protected  and  developed  under  the  inspection 
of  men  prepared  for  the  purpose  by  studies  and  practical 
knowledge  in  foreign  countries. 

With  this  in  view,  the  State  supports  a  school  of  Forestry 
and  Fishery. 

As  the  State  Agricultural  schools  are  increasing  in  number 
and  extent  their  nurseries  for  fruit  trees,  for  distribution  to 
the  cultivators,  so  the  forestry  department  is  indefatigably 
working  to  encourage  the  preservation  of  existing  forests  and 
the  planting  of  new  ones  by  the  planting  and  the  distribution 
of  forest  plants. 


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BULGARIAN  SECTION. 
Interior  View  from  Northeast. 


The  improvement  of  the  cattle  of  the  country  is  not  neg¬ 
lected.  Domestic  animals  of  all  classes  and  selected  breeds, 
from  the  fowl  to  the  horse,  are  at  great  expense  introduced 
into  the  country  by  the  Government,  provincial  authorities 
and  private  persons,  and  the  result  in  the  amelioration  of  the 
native  breeds  is  already  remarkable. 

The  wild  game  of  the  country  consists  mainly  of :  the  bear, 
fox,  wolf,  deer,  the  wild  pig,  the  chamois,  wild  goat,  hare, 
the  wild  cat,  otter,  weasel,  and  bustard,  pelican,  heron,  wood 
cock,  goose,  duck,  swan,  faisant,  eagle,  falcon,  dove,  vulture, 
owl,  quail,  partridge,  pigeon,  etc.  The  black  cock  is  not  a 
stranger  to  the  pine  forests  of  the  country. 

The  spring  trout  is  abundant  in  the  mountain  streams. 

Everybody  in  possession  of  a  Government  permit  may 
hunt  or  shoot  within  the  season  over  any  land.  The  game  is 
public  property,  under  Government  control. 

The  mineral  and  coal  deposits  are  important,  but  the 
country  lacks  the  capital  for  working  them.  At  present  coal 
alone  is  extracted,  but  there  are  very  rich  beds  of  iron,  copper, 
zinc  and  lead  under  concession  and  free. 

Eight  years  ago  three  Chambers  of  Commerce  were  con¬ 
stituted  in  Sophia,  Plovdiv  and  Varna.  These  institutions 
are  doing  excellent  work.  They  act  as  practical  advisers  to 
the  Government  on  commercial  and  industrial  interests. 

Figures  will  best  give  an  idea  of  what  the  country  has  done 
within  the  last  twenty-five  years. 

In  this  period  the  length  of  our  railways  has  grown  from 
222  km.  to  1,270km.,  or  138  to  790  miles — State  railways  alone. 

Our  public  roads  had  in  1879  a  nominal  length  of  2,000 
km.,  or  1,243  miles.  These  have  been  reconstructed  and  the 
net  work  now  is  5,321  km.,  or  3,310  miles  built,  and  843  km., 
or  524  miles,  are  under  construction.  These  roads  are  of 
three  classes  of  breadths,  7,  8  and  10  meters  (a  meter  is  a  little 
over  a  yard) . 

The  State  has  during  this  period  spent  on  them  95,000,000 
francs,  or  $19,000,000. 

Our  telegraph  lines  had  in  1886  a  length  of  3,500  km.,  or 
2,175  miles  ;  to-day  they  are  5,400  km.,  or  3,356  miles. 

In  1886  we  had  5  km., or  3  miles,  of  telephone  lines ;  to-day 
we  have  900  km.,  or  560  miles. 

In  1886  the  number  of  our  post-offices  was  102,  to-day  the 
number  is  201. 


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In  the  post-office  service  we  have  in  practice  every  branch 
provided  for  in  the  International  Postal  Union  Conventions. 
This  service  has  developed  within  the  past  ten  years  300  per 
cent. 

A  post-office  saving's  bank  was  established  in  1896,  and  the 
deposits  have  grown  from  28,000,000  francs  to  132,000,000 
francs,  or  $5,600,000,  to  $26,000,000  last  year. 

The  Agricultural  Bank’s  capital  in  1893  was  19,000,000 
francs,  or  $3,800,000;  in  1902  it  rose  to  39,000,000  francs,  or 
$7,800,000.  In  the  first  year  the  amount  of  its  operations  was 
62,000,000  francs,  or  $12,400,000  ;  that  of  1902  was  825,000,000 
francs,  or  $165,000,000. 

The  National  Bank’s  operations  in  1886  were  250,000,000 
francs,  or  $50,000,000  ;  last  year  these  amounted  to  1 ,950,000,000 
francs,  or  $390,000,000. 

Our  exports  and  imports  have  grown  from  52,000,000 
francs,  or  $10,400,000,  in  1879,  to  190,000,000  francs,  or 
$38,000,000,  in  1902. 

The  country’s  budget  has  increased  from  44,000,000  francs, 
or  $8,800,000,  in  1879  (revenues  and  expenses),  to  nearly 
200,000,000  francs,  or  $40,000,000,  for  the  last  year. 

Undoubtedly  the  most  remarkable  progress  made  is  in  the 
education  of  the  people.  Education  is  by  law  obligatory,  and 
the  State  provides,  at  its  expense,  for  the  higher  class.  It 
supports  in  part  and  controls  also  the  primary  schools.  In 
1879  there  was  only  one  school  in  the  whole  country  which 
could  pretend  to  the  title  of  gymnasium.  There  could  not 
have  been  20  per  cent  of  the  male  city  population  able  to 
read  and  write,  whereas  to-day,  according  to  the  census  for 
1900,  92  per  cent  of  the  male  city  Bulgarian  population 
between  the  ages  of  ten  and  twenty  can  read  and  write,  and 
74  per  cent  of  the  female,  and  68  per  cent  of  the  male  and 
18  per  cent  of  the  female  rural.  This  is  a  result  which  none 
of  the  countries,  neighbors  of  Bulgaria  and  others  to  the 
west,  can  show. 

There  are  now  eight  gymnasiums  for  boys  and  five  for 
girls  ;  four  normal  schools  for  preparing  competent  teachers 
for  the  primary  schools  ;  a  seminary,  two  special  commercial 
schools  and  a  university  with  three  faculties — history  and 
philology  ;  physics,  mathematics  and  natural  history,  and  law. 

The  university,  founded  in  1887,  is  attended  by  700 
students,  among  them  several  females,  who,  three  years  ago, 

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were  admitted  on  an  equal  footing  with  the  males.  The 
State  spends  for  this  university  500,000  francs,  or  $100,000, 
yearly. 

In  1896  a  special  school  for  drawing  was  established.  It 
has  developed  into  a  school  of  fine  arts,  the  students  of  which 
have  exhibits  both  in  the  Bulgarian  Section  in  the  Fine  Arts 
Department  and  in  that  of  Education  in  this  Exposition. 
The  State  spends  about  8  per  cent  of  its  resources  for  the 
support  of  education. 

In  1900  there  were  4,835  primary  and  secondary  schools, 
and  9,792  teachers.  The  attendance  of  these  schools  was,  in 
1900,  368,097. 

For  ten  years  past  the  Government  Bureau  of  Statistics 
and  Charts  has  been  regularly  turning  out  most  excellent  and 
thoroughly  finished  work.  The  publications  and  diagram  charts 
in  the  Bulgarian  exhibit  are  a  good  example  of  this  work. 
These  publications  treat  with  full  detail  concerning  every 
branch  of  the  administration — industry,  agriculture,  com¬ 
merce,  education  and  communications,  and  census  of  the 
people  in  all  classes  and  conditions. 

In  appreciating  the  progress  made  in  Bulgaria,  it  must  be 
borne  in  mind  that  the  country  is  situated  within  a  very 
absorbing  political  atmosphere,  which  has  certainly  been  a 
drawback  to  its  fuller  development. 

The  army  has  been  more  than  doubled  within  the  last 
few  years.  The  military  service  is  obligatory.  Actually,  the 
country  has  to  support  a  standing  army,  with  all  its  modern 
equipments — 42,000  men.  This  is  a  severe  drain  upon  a 
country  not  bigger  or  more  populated  than  the  United  States’ 
State  of  Ohio. 

The  country,  as  a  factor — able  to  do  anything  for  itself — 
has  had  an  existence  just  over  twenty-five  years.  Before  that 
period  it  existed  merely  geographically  ;  it  then  had  the 
existence  of  a  province  under  Turkish  rule,  similar  to  the 
present  existence  of  Macedonia. 

Twenty-five  years  ago  the  country  had  recourse  to  foreign¬ 
ers  for  professors,  engineers,  men  of  law,  financiers,  and 
specialists  for  all  the  administrative  branches — financial, 
industrial,  economical — and  for  the  organization  and  com¬ 
mand  of  the  public  forces.  Now  all  this  work  is  done  by 
specially  educated  Bulgarians.  There  is  not  a  foreigner  in 
the  service  of  the  State. 


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BULGARIAN  SECTION. 

View  of  Attar  of  Roses  Exhibit,  from  the  West. 


Department  of  Education. 


Location:  Palace  of  Education,  Block  12. 


GROUP  U 

ELEMENTARY  SCHOOLS:  Sophia,  Tirnovo,  Kustendil,  Shoumen 
Varna  and  Rousse. 

Manual  Training. 

BUREAU  OF  STATISTICS,  Sophia. 

Statistics:  Diagram  Charts  and  Publications. 

GROUP  2. 

HIGH  PEDAGOGICAL  SCHOOLS:  Lom  and  Kazanlik. 

Manual  Training  and  Photograph  Views. 

HIGH  SCHOOLS  FOR  GIRLS:  Tirnovo,  Stara-Zagora,  Plovdiv  and 
Sophia. 

Manual  Training,  Drawings  and  Photograph  Views. 

HIGH  SCHOOLS  FOR  BOYS:  Tirnovo,  Varna,  Sophia,  Plovdiv  and 
Rousse. 

Drawings  and  Photograph  Views. 

BUREAU  OF  STATISTICS,  Sophia. 

Statistics:  Diagram  Charts  and  Publications. 

GROUP  3. 

BUREAU  OF  STATISTICS,  Sophia. 

Statistics:  Diagram  Charts  and  Publications. 

NATIONAL  MUSEUM,  Sophia. 

Reproduction  of  rare  objects  of  antiquity  in  the  possession  of  the 
Museum. 

GROUP  4. 

STATE  DRAWING  SCHOOL:  Sophia. 

Busts  in  Plaster  of  Paris,  Drawings  and  Paintings. 

STATE  UNIVERSITY:  Sophia. 

Statistics  and  Photographic  Views. 

BUREAU  OF  STATISTICS,  Sophia. 

Statistics:  Diagram  Charts  and  Publications. 


GROUP  6. 

STATE  AGRICULTURAL  SCHOOLS:  Sadovo  and  Rousse. 

Photograph  Views. 


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Department  of  Fine  Arts. 


Location:  Palace  of  Fine  Arts,  West  Pavilion,  Gallery  127. 


Paintings,  Drawings  and  Sculpture. 

GROUP  9. 

DIMOFF,  V.,  Sophia. 

1.  Ancient  Bulgarian  Kings. 

ILLIEFF,  H.,  Sophia.  Honorable  mention,  Paris,  1900. 

2.  Landscape. 

EVSTATIEFF,  G.,  Sophia. 

3.  Goats. 

4.  Sheep. 

HOREISHIN,  D.,  Sophia.  Honorable  mention,  Paris,  1900. 

5.  Wild  Goats. 

MARINOFF,  V.,  Sophia. 

6.  Landscape. 

MARINOFF,  I.,  Sophia. 

7.  Landscape. 

MAVRODINOFF,  T.,  Sophia. 

8.  Macedonian  Woman. 

MITOFF,  A.,  Sophia.  Bronze  medal,  Paris,  1900. 

9.  Scene  at  the  Market  in  the  City  of  Sophia. 

10.  Old  Fountain  in  Plevna. 

11.  Capricious  Gypsy  Child. 

12.  Mother  and  Daughter-in-law  in  the  Market  of  Sophia. 

13.  Gypsy  Woman  Selling  Sieves. 

14.  Gypsy  Women  Taking  Their  Breakfast  in  the  City  of  Sophia. 

15.  Girls  at  the  Market  in  the  City  of  Silistra. 

16.  A  Group  of  Peasant  Women  in  the  Market  of  Sophia. 

17.  A  Peasant  Woman  Selling  Geese  in  the  Market  of  Sophia. 

17a.  Woman  in  the  Market  of  Silistra. 

MRKVITCHKA,  I.  V.,  Sophia.  Gold  medal,  Paris,  1900. 

18.  Portrait  of  H.  R.  H.,  the  Late  Princess  of  Bulgaria. 

18a.  Bulgarian  Dance. 

19.  Refugees. 

20.  Under  the  Protection  of  the  Crescent. 

21.  Insurgents. 

22.  All  Saints. 


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PHILIPOFF,  V.,  Sophia. 

23.  Macedonian  Woman. 

STANTCIOFF,  CH.,  Philippople. 

24.  Landscape. 

VESIN  YAROSLAV,  Sophia.  Honorable  mention,  Paris,  1900. 

26.  Horse  Market. 

26a.  Shipka. 

GROUP  14. 

MICHAILOFF,  B.,  Sophia. 

1-4.  Designs  for  Church  Window.  (Water  color). 

TATCHEFF,  H.  K.,  Sophia. 

5-10.  Designs  for  Book  Cover.  (Water  color.) 

11.  Ancient  Bulgarian  Plate. 

12.  Ancient  Bulgarian  Church  Inscription. 

PERFANOFF,  D.  T.,  Sophia. 

13-14.  D  esigns  for  Rugs. 


GROUP  11. 

Sculpture. 

SCHATZ,  BORIS,  Sophia.  Si  lver  medal,  Paris,  1900. 

27.  Matatia.  Plaster  Statue. 

Lent  by  H.  R.  H.,  the  Prince  of  Bulgaria, 

28.  The  Mother  of  Moses.  Plaster  Statue. 

Lent  by  the  National  Musee  of  Sophia. 

29.  Russian  Soldier.  Plaster  Statue. 

30.  Bulgarian  Peasant  Musician.  Plaster  Bust. 

31.  A  Boy.  Bronze  Bust. 

32.  Rabbi.  Bronze  Bas-relief. 

33.  The  Prayer.  Bronze  Bas-relief. 

34.  Dr.  HerzI.  Bronze  Bas-relief. 

35.  Wrestler.  Bronze  Bas-relief. 

36.  Tobacco  Snuffing.  Bronze  Bas-relief. 

37.  Melancholy.  Bronze  Bas-relief. 

38.  Unfortunate.  Bronze  Bas-relief. 

39.  Woodman.  Bronze  Bas-relief. 

40.  The  Prayer.  Bronze  Bas-relief. 

41.  Gypsy.  Bronze  Bas-relief. 

42.  Old  Gypsy.  Bronze  Bas-relief. 

43.  Fountain  in  the  Bulgarian  Section  of  Varied  Industries.  Plas¬ 

ter  and  Wood. 

44.  Sculptured  and  Gilded  Frame  for  the  Picture  of  H.  R.  H.,  the 

Late  Princess  of  Bulgaria. 


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BULGARIAN  SECTION. 
Interior  View,  Northeast  Corner. 


GROUP  9. 


BERBEROFF,  Sophia* 

45.  Landscape.  (Rila). 

HOREISHIN,  D.,  Sophia. 

5a.  Game. 

MITOFF,  A.,  Sophia. 

J 7b.  Sophia  Market. 

MRKVITCHKA,  I.  V..  Sophia. 

22a.  At  the  Spring.  (Water  color). 
22b.  Mother  and  Child. 

22c.  Young  Widow  at  the  Grave. 
22d.  Turk.  (Bashibozouk.) 

22e.  At  the  Well. 

22 f.  Goat  Herd. 

22g.  Village  Dance. 

STANCIOFF,  CH.#  Plovdir. 

24a.  A  Quieted  House. 

OBERBAUER,  G.,  Sophia. 

22h.  Shepherd. 

22  i.  Sportsman. 

22 j.  Village  Bar. 

22k.  Convent. 


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BULGARIAN  SECTION 
Education 


Department  of  Liberal  Arts 


Location:  Palace  of  Varied  Industries. 


Type  Case,  Artificial  Leg;,  Musical  Instruments, 
Perfumery  and  Soap. 

GROUP  15. 

CHRITOFF,  V.,  Doupnitza. 

Type  Case. 

GROUP  18. 

MINISTRY  OF  COMMERCE  AND  AGRICULTURE,  Sophia. 

Map  Showing  Mineral  Hot  Springs  in  the  Country. 

LIEUT. -COL.  BOYADJIEFF,  Sophia. 

Map  of  Bulgaria  in  Relief. 

GROUP  20. 

TCHAPKINOFF,  N„  Sophia. 

Artificial  Leg. 

GROUP  21. 

TOMALEVSKY,  N.,  Sophia. 

Violins,  Guitar. 

GROUP  23. 

BOYADJIEFF,  Dr.,  Sophia. 

Tooth  Powder. 

CHRISTOFF,  CH.,  Kazanlik. 

Attar  of  Roses. 

DJIDJEFF  CH.  &  ZOEFF,  N.,  Karlovo. 

Attar  of  Roses. 

PAPPAZOFF,  A.,  Plovdiv. 

Perfumery  and  Soap. 

PAPPAZOGLOU  B.  &  CO.,  Kazanlik. 

Attar  of  Roses  and  Rose  Water. 

“BULGARIAN  PRODUCER/'  Karlovo 

Attar  of  Roses. 

SIMIDOFF  PH.,  Rousse. 

Hair  Tonic  and  Tooth  Water. 

SHIPKOFF  &  CO.,  Kazanlik. 

Attar  of  Roses  and  Rose  Water. 

STEFANOFF,  M.  S.,  Klissoura. 

Attar  of  Roses  and  Rose  Water. 


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9b  1.  8 

BULGARIAN  SECTION 
Education. 


Department  of  Manufactures 


Location:  In  Palace  of  Varied  Industries. 


Leather,  Yarns,  Silk  Fabrics,  Furs,  Filigree,  Rugs,  Cutlery, 

Embroidery,  Etc. 

GROUP  28. 

SIMIDOFF,  PH.,  Rousse. 

Inks,  Sealing  Wax,  and  Liquid  Gum. 

GROUP  29. 

BAILOFF,  GH.,  Kostenetz. 

Daggers,  Knives,  Forks  and  Pocket  Knives. 

CUTLERY  CO.,  “RODOPSKY  ELEN,”  Kostenetz. 

Knives,  Scissors,  Razors,  Pocket  Knives  and  Daggers. 

INDUSTRIAL  AND  COMMERCIAL  MUSEUM,  Sophia. 

Knives,  Forks,  Pocket  Knives,  Scissors  and  Spoons, 

GROUP  30. 

GHEORGHIEFF,  D.,  Lom. 

Napkin  Rings,  Cuff  Buttons,  Scarf  Pins,  Glass  Holders,  Belts, 
Tea  Spoons,  Spoon  and  Cigarette  Holders,  Cigarettes  and  Cart¬ 
ridge  Cases  and  Bracelets. 

KOSTOFF,  D.,  Sophia. 

Bracelets  and  Brooches. 

ZORZANOFF  CHR.,  Sophia. 

Icons,  Trays,  Silver  Peasant  Bracelets,  Rings,  Ear  Rings,  Antique 
Silver  and  Gold  Scarf  Pins. 

GROUP  34. 

MARTINOFF,  STOIL,  Kazanlik. 

Shoes. 

NAKOFF,  N.  S.,  Lovetch. 

Leather  Satchels,  Pocketbooks,  Purses  and  Sandals. 

GROUP  35. 

GHERSHON,  JOSEF  A.,  Sophia. 

Leather  Trunks. 


BULGARIAN  SECTION 
Fine  Arts, 


GROUP  37 

BRUHA,  I.  &  CO.,  Sophia. 

Carved  Altar  Door. 

KAMBOUROFF,  I.  N„  Gabrovo. 

Carved  Window  Frame  with  Blinds. 

GROUP  38. 

BRUHA,  I.  &  CO.,  Sophia. 

Chair,  Stools  and  Smoking  Table. 

GROUP  43. 

BAYEVA,  ANASTASIA,  Tzaribrod. 

Rugs. 

“ISTOTCHINI  KILIMI”  SOCIETY,  Sophia. 

Rugs. 

MINISTRY  OF  COMMERCE  AND  AGRICULTURE,  Sophia. 

Rugs. 

MINKOFF,  M.  D.,  Tchiparovtsi. 

Rugs. 

MINTCHEFF  GHEORGHI,  Tzaribrod. 

Rugs. 

NEGHENTZOVA,  MARIA,  Gabrovo. 

Rugs. 

KABAKTCHIEFF,  GHEORGHI,  Sophia. 

Rugs. 

KLISSOUROFF  &  KOUKOULOFF,  Sophia. 

Carpets. 

PERISKLIEFF  NICOLA,  Samokov. 

Rugs. 

RANGHELOFF,  ZAHARI,  Kopilovitza. 

Rugs. 

TCHITCHANOVA,  ANASTASIA,  Tzaribrod. 

Rugs. 

VALEVA,  VASILKA,  Tzaribrod. 

Rugs. 

GROUP  45. 

“IZIDA”  CO.,  Sophia. 

Ceramic  Products. 

GROUP  53. 

DRUMT CHEFF,  IVAN  S.,  Gabrovo. 

Lasts. 

GROUP  56. 

BEROFF,  IVAN  H.,  Gabrovo. 

Various  Woolen  Cloths. 

BAYADJIEFF  &  GHIGOFF,  Slivcn. 

Various  Woolen  Cloths. 

KIRKESILIAN  BROTHERS,  Plovdiv. 

Dyed  Yarn. 


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BULGARIAN  SECTION 
Fine  Arts. 


GROUP  57. 

ANTONOVA,  CONSTANTINA,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

DAMIANOVA,  KATA,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

EVLAMBLINA,  A.,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

EZEKIEFF,  KOTZO,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

GHEORGHIE V A,  TZENKA,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

GHEORGHIEFF,  MITO.  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

GHEORGHIE V A ,  MARIA. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

GHINEFF,  STOIAN,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

IVANOVA.  I.  P.,  Vratza. 

Silk  Cotton  and  Tissues. 

IGNATOVA,  KATA,  Vratza. 

Silk  Cotton  Tissues. 

KOTZOVA,  TOTA,  Vratza. 

Silk  Tissues. 

INDUSTRIAL  AND  COMMERCIAL  MUSEUM,  Sophia. 

Silk  Tissues. 

PANTELEEVA,  ECATERINA,  Plovdiv. 

Table  Covers. 

PISHTIKOVA,  MARIA,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

PISTIKOVA,  PARESKEVA,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

PODBALKANSKA,  PARASHKEVA,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

POPOFF,  M.  K.,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

RAHNEVLOUVA,  STEFA,  Shoumen. 

Fabrics  of  Pure  Silk  Interwoven  with  Gold  Silk  and  Silk  in  Skeins. 

SALTCHEVA,  ELENA,  Vratza. 

Flowers  from  Cocoons,  in  Frames. 

SAVOVITZA,  IVANKA,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

STATE  SCHOOL  FOR  SILK  INDUSTRY,  Vratza. 

Silk,  Scarfs,  Handkerchiefs  and  Silk  Tissues  for  Dresses. 

STATKOFF  STAVRO,  HADJI,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 


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BULGARIAN  SECTION. 
Fine  Arts. 


THEODOROVA  ECATERINA,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

TORLASHKA,  MARIA,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

TAKIDJISKA,  S  A  VET  A,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

VELKOVA,  IONA,  Vratza. 

Silk  and  Cotton  Tissues. 

STATE  SCHOOL  FOR  SILK  INDUSTRY,  Vratza. 

Raw  Silk. 

AGRICULTURAL  SCHOOL,  Sadovo. 

Raw  Silk. 

GROUP  58. 

ANGHELOFF,  DONTCHO,  Sophia. 

Aprons. 

BENIAMIN  PINKAS,  Sophia. 

Belts  and  Sleeves. 

BALABANOFF,  CHRISTO  I.,  Kotel. 

Aprons. 

INDUSTRIAL  AND  COMMERCIAL  MUSEUM,  Sophia. 

Belts  and  Aprons. 

PANTELEEVA,  ECATERINA,  Plovdiv. 

Table  Covers. 

PECT OVITZA,  STOIANKA,  Plovdiv. 

Belts  and  Sleeves. 

TCHITCHANOVA,  ANASTASIA,  Sophia. 

Table  Covers. 

ZORZANOFF,  NIKOLA,  Sophia. 

Curtains,  Bed,  Sofa,  Table  and  Chair  Covers. 

GROUP  59. 

NATIONAL  MUSEUM,  Sophia. 

Various  National  Costumes  and  Ornamental  Jewelry. 

GROUP  60. 

KABAKTCHIEFF,  GHEORGHI,  Sophia. 

Bear’s  Fur. 

KOJOUHAROFF,  STEPHAN  I.,  Kazanlik. 

Fox,  Otter,  Polecat,  Weasel,  etc.,  Furs. 

NAKOFF  NICOLA  C.,  Lovetch. 

Leather. 

PATEFF,  IVAN  T.,  Kazanlik. 

Leather. 


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Department  of  Transportation. 


Location  :  Palace  of  Varied  Industries. 


GROUP  74. 

MINISTRY  OF  PUBLIC  WORKS  AND  COMMUNICATIONS,  Sophia. 

Railway  Road  Maps. 

Photographs  of  Types  of  Trains. 

List  and  Drawings  of  Implements  and  Tools  used  in  the  exploitation 
of  the  State  railways. 

Samples  of  Forms  used  in  Exploitation. 

Statistics:  Diagram  Charts  and  Publications. 


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Department  of  Agriculture 


Location:  Palace  of  Varied  Industries. 


Tobacco,  Cereals,  Wines,  Etc. 

GROUP  81. 

DRINTCHEFF,  MITO  I.,  Tirnovo. 

Leaf  Tobacco. 

GHIRGANOFF,  D.,  Tirnovo. 

Leaf  Tobacco. 

KABAKT CHIEFF,  GHEORGHI,  Sophia. 

Leaf  Tobacco. 

LUBENOFF,  NICOLA  &  CO.,  Plovdiv. 

Leaf  Tobacco,  Cut  Tobacco  and  Cigarettes. 

SMOT CHIEVSKY,  D.  C.,  Doupnitza. 

Leaf  Tobacco. 

STAVRIDES,  D.  &  CO.,  Plovdiv. 

Leaf  Tobacco,  Cut  Tobacco  and  Cigarettes. 

GROUP  83. 

BUREAU  OF  STATISTICS,  Sophia. 

Statistics:  Diagram  Charts  and  Publications. 

GROUP  84. 

BENEFF,  SPAS,  Koumaritza. 

Oats. 

DETCHEFF,  PENU,  Deskot. 

Corn. 

DISTRICT  OF  PHILIPPOPLE,  Philippople. 

Rice. 

KARANATCHEFF  BROTHERS,  Svistov. 

Rape  Seed. 

DISTRICT  OF  BELA-SLATINA,  Bela-Slatina. 

Corn,  Anis,  Susam  Seed. 

COMMUNITY  OF  PETRICHI,  Petrichi. 

Wheat. 

DISTRICT  OF  PIRDOP,  Pirdop. 

Oats  and  Wheat. 

PATRIKOFF,  IVAN  A.,  Diskot. 

Wheat. 


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•V?# 


SHIPKA. 

Yaroslav  Vesin,  Sophia. 

Bulgarian  Section,  Fine  Arts. 


OLD  FOUNTAIN  IN  PLEVNA. 

Anton  Mitoff,  Sophia. 

Bulgarian  Section,  Fine  Arts. 


PAYAKOFF  &  VAJAROFF,  Sophia. 

Flax  Seed. 

POPPOFF,  ST.,  Shabla. 

Spring  Wheat. 

STATE  AGRICULTURAL  SCHOOL,  Rousse. 

Wheat,  Corn,  Barley,  Flax  Seed,  Lentils,  Beans  and  Rape  Seed. 

STATE  AGRICULTURAL  SCHOOL,  Sadovo. 

Wheat,  Barley,  Oats,  Beans,  Sunflower  Seed,  Flax  Seed,  Corn  and 
Opium. 

STATE  AGRICULTURAL  SCHOOL.  Tatar-Bazardjik. 

Rape  Seed. 

TERZIEFF,  A.  I.,  Ivantchea. 

Wheat. 

VLADKOFF,  N.  T.,  Ivantcha. 

Wheat  and  Barley. 

GROUP  87. 

DJOUMALIEFF,  J.,  Sophia. 

Flour. 

ENTCHEFF,  N.  &  CO.,  Varna. 

Flour. 

ZANKOFF,  NIKIFOROFF,  VELTCHEFF  &  CO.,  Lovetch. 

Flour. 

GROUP  92. 

BOITCHO  BOGOEFF,  Kustendil. 

Plum  Brandy  (Slivovitza) . 

BULGARIAN  BREWERY  CO.,  Shoumen. 

Beer  and  Malt. 

BOYADJISKI,  N.  K.,  Tatar-Pazardjik. 

Wine,  Vinegar  and  Cognac. 

FURNAGIEF,  N.  &  K.,  Karlovo. 

Wine. 

GONEFF,  M.,  Kustendil. 

Plum  Brandy  (Slivovitza). 

HADJIENOFF,  I.  N.,  Sophia. 

Refined  Alcohol. 

KATZAROFF,  ST.,  Tatar-Pazardjik. 

Cognac. 

KOJOUHAROFF,  L.  I.,  Stara-Zagora. 

Cognac. 

KOLAROFF,  I,  S.,  Tchirpan. 

Wine. 

LUBENOFF,  IVAN,  Stara-Zagora. 

Cognac. 

MUNICIPALITY  OF  STARA-ZAGORA,  Stara-Zagora. 

Wine,  Alcohol  and  Plum  Brandy  (Slivovitza). 


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H.  R.  H.  LATE  PRINCESS  OF  BULGARIA. 

Ivan  Mrkvitchka.  Sophia. 

Bulgarian  Section,  Fine  Arts. 


LOSANOFF  &  DJOUNOFF,  Viddin. 

Refined  Alcohol. 

NICOGLOU,  A.  S.,  Tatar-Pazardjik. 

Cognac,  Brandy  (Slivovitza)  and  Vinegar. 

PAPAZOFF,  S.  A.  &  CO.,  Plovdiv. 

Wine,  Cherry  Brandy  and  Mastica. 

PEITCHO  BAEFF  &  CO.,  Stara-Zagora. 

Cognac. 

SHEKERDJI,  M.,  A.,  Berkovitza. 

Raspberry  Wine. 

STATE  AGRICULTURAL  SCHOOL,  Sadovo. 

Wine. 

STATE  AGRICULTURAL  SCHOOL,  Tatar-Pazardjlk. 

Wine. 

STATE  AGRICULTURAL  SCHOOL,  Kustendil. 

Plum  Brandy  (Slivovitza). 

STATE  SCHOOL  FOR  MAKING  WINE,  Pleven. 

Wine. 

STAVRIDIS,  S.,  Sophia. 

Cognac. 

STOYMENOFF  YANAKIEFF,  CHR.  &  N.,  Tatar-Pazardjik. 

Wine. 

IVANOFF,  N.,  Tatar-Pazardjik. 

Wine. 

THEODOROFF,  I.,  Plovdiv. 

Cognac,  Mastica  and  Wine. 

GROUP  96. 

STATE  AGRICULTURAL  SCHOOL,  Sadovo. 

Honey  and  Beeswax. 

VATCHKOFF,  M.  K.,  Soohin-Dol. 

Honey  and  Beeswax. 


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AN  INSURGENT. 

Ivan  Mrkvitchka,  Sophia. 

Bulgarian  Section,  Fine  Arts. 


Department  of  Mines  and  Metallurgy. 


Location:  Palace  of  Varied  Industries. 


GROUP  116. 

GHEORGHIEFF  BROTHERS,  Stara-Zagora. 

Coal. 

SLAVTCHOFF,  N.,  Tirnovo. 

Coal. 

IKONOMOFF,  D.,  Kazanlik. 

Copper  Ore. 

LILOFF,  IVAN,  Sophia. 

Manganite  Ore. 

MINISTRY  OF  COMMERCE  AND  AGRICULTURE,  Sophia. 

Coal,  Syenite,  Marble  and  Granite. 

POPPOFF,  G.  D.,  Kazanlik. 

Copper  Ore. 

POPPOFF,  G.,  Sophia. 

Lithograph  Stone. 

RADANOFF  &  MANOLOFF,  “BORIS,”  Razgrad. 

Coal. 

SASELOFF,  D.,  Sophia. 

Manganite  Ore. 

SLAVOFF,  S.,  Kazanlik. 

Marble. 

SIMEONOFF,  ST.,  Rousse. 

Coal. 

SOCIETE  D'  EXPLOAT  AT  ION,  “PRINCE  BORIS,”  Trevna. 

Coal. 

THEODOROFF,  PET  CO,  “BLAGODAT,”  Sophia. 

Copper  Ore. 

GROUP  117. 

BUREAU  OF  STATISTICS,  Sophia. 

Diagram  Charts. 


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Department  of  Fish  and  Game 


Location:  Palace  of  Varied  Industries. 


GROUP  122. 

KESSIMOFF,  TH.,  Tirnovo. 

Silk  Fishing  Nets. 


Department  of  Social  Economy. 


Location:  Palace  of  Varied  Industries. 


GROUP  129. 

BUREAU  OF  STATISTICS,  Sophia. 

Statistics  on  All  Subjects. 

GROUP  135. 

BUREAU  OF  STATISTICS,  Sophia. 

Bank  Statistics. 


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Attar  of  Roses. 

CHR.  DJIDJEFF  &  N.  ZOEFF, 

KARLOVO,  BULGARIA. 


Proprietors  of  extensive  rose  plantations  in  Karlovo, 
Ivazanlik  ancl  Brezovo,  and  three  large  distilleries  under 

the  direction  of  specialist  chemists. 

The  only  producers  in  Bulgaria  according  to  the 
latest  perfected  system. 

Purity  guaranteed. 

The  best  house  which,  encouraged  by  its  successful 
experience,  undertakes  to  supply  large  manufacturing 
establishments  for  the  production  of  pure  perfume 
“CONCRETE'’  from  Bulgarian  roses. 


IVAN  MICHAILOFF 

TCHIRPAN,  BULGARIA 


DEALERS  IN 
VARIOUS 
PURE  NATIVE 
RED  AND 
WHITE  WINES. 
RETAIL  AND 
WHOLESALE. 


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SLA VI  SLAVOFF 

KAZANLIK,  BULGARIA 


Concessionary  of  the  Marble  quarry  “Bozloudja.  ’ 
The  marble  of  this  quarry  possesses  a  delicate  blue 
color,  streaked  white  and  black. 

It  is  distinguished  by  its  compactness  and  specific 
weight  2—  .8.— 

Large  sized  blocks  are  obtained  from  this  quarry. 


BULGARIAN  BREWERY  CO. 

SHOUMEN-ROUSSE,  BULGARIA 


Founded  in  1882. 

Provided  with  steam  machinery  for  brewing, 
cooling  and  the  making  of  artificial  ice. 

AWARDS: 

Diplome  d’Honneur  and  Gold  Medal,  Plov¬ 
div  Exposition,  in  1892. 


Silver  Medal,  -  Antwerp  Exposition,  1894. 
Silver  Medal,  -  Paris  Exposition,  1900. 


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GHEOGHE  KABAKTCHIEFF 

SOPHIA,  BULGARIA 


Banking  House  : 
Commission  and  Agencies. 

Importation  : 

Machines  for  writing,  knitting  and 
sewing,  bicycles,  water-meters, 
rubber  shoes,  etc. 

Exportation  : 

Bulgarian  woolen  rugs,  tobacco, 
Turkish  and  Bulgarian  of  all  kinds. 


IVAN  LUBENOFF 

STARA-ZAGORA,  BULGARIA 


Proprietor  of  vineyards,  producer  of  natural 
wines  and  mastica. 

Founded  in  1881. 

Its  products  have  been  analyzed  by  the 
competent  authorities  in  Sophia  and  found 
pure  and  excellent. 

They  have  been  exhibited  in  Paris,  Lon¬ 
don,  Lyons,  Marseilles,  Bordeaux,  Lille, 
Brussels,  Rome,  Murcia  (Spain),  and  have 
been  awarded: 

Hors  Concours,  Diplome  d’Honneur 
and  Gold  Medals. 


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Zankoff,  Nikiforoff,Velkoff  &Co. 

LO VETCH,  BULGARIA, 


The  First  Cylinder  Flour  Mill 

Established  in  1898. 


Diplome  d’  Honneur,  Rousse  in  1898. 
Gold  Medal,  Paris,  in  1900. 


Depots:  Lovetch,  Plevna  and  Sophia. 

Depots  and  Agencies:  Plovdiv,  Rousse,  Nikopol. 

Svistov,  Sevlievo  and  Gabrovo. 

General  and  Sole  Agent  for  Eastern  Bul¬ 
garia  and  for  Exports:  Dotcho  Vankoff,  Var¬ 
na,  Bulgaria. 

Telegraph  Address:  Lovetch,  Brestovete;  Varna, 
Dotcho  Vankoff. 


The  machinery  of  the  mill  is  of  the  latest  improved 
models  and  produces 

The  Finest  Flour  from  the  Renowned  “Balkan”  Hard  Wheat 


IVAN  KOLAROFF 

TCHIRPAN,  BULGARIA 


PRODUCER  OF 
VARIOUS 
NATURAL 
WINES, 
SPIRITS, 
COGNAC,  ETC. 


- Depots  in - 

Tchirpan  and  Haskovo 


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Gar  abet  M.  Kikkeselian 

&  Brothers, 

PLOVDIV,  BULGARIA. 


STEAM  FACTORY  AND 
CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS 
FOR  DYEING. 

J.  Rapid  and  Sure  Bleaching 

2.  Alizarine  Indelible  Red. 

3.  Aniline  Black. 

4.  Mineral  Colors;  Orange  and 
Chrome  Yellow. 

5.  Indigo,  Bleu  de  Cuve. 

6 ♦  Mercerisage. 


CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS  FOR  DYEING. 


U  Prepared  Indigo. 


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M.  S.  Stefanoff 

(Major  in  the  Bulgarian  Army,  now  in  the  reserves.) 

- - - Producer  and  Exporter  of  the - - 

ATTAR  OF  ROSES 

"  BALKAN " 

AND  ROSE  WATER 


The  famous  Attar  of  Roses  “Balkan”  is  produced  in  his 
own  distillery  from  the  flowers  cultivated  in  his  extensive 
private  gardens,  located  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  city 
of  Klissoura,  in  the  Central  Balkan  Mountains  of  Bul¬ 
garia.  It  is  acknowledged  by  all  experts  that  this  Attar 
of  Roses  is  the  best  produced  in  Bulgaria,  and  com¬ 
mands  a  higher  price  at  all  times.  On  account  of  its 
superior  qualities,  it  is  much  more  profitable  to  the  con¬ 
sumer,  although  its  price  is  higher. 

The  superior  qualities  are  due  to  the  natural  conditions 
of  the  climate  and  soil  of  the  locality  in  which  the  gardens 
are  located,  and  also  to  the  especially  good  system  em¬ 
ployed  in  its  production.  It  is  shown  by  chemical  analy¬ 
sis  at  the  Imperial  Moscow  University,  at  Moscow, 
Russia,  to  be  the  purest  and  best  produced. 

M.  S.  Stefanoff  annually  produces  large  quantities  of 
yellow,  whitish  and  green  attar  of  roses,  and  rose  water. 

As  verification  of  the  above  statement  regarding  the 
superior  quality  of  the  Attar  of  Roses  “Balkan,”  he 
possesses  official  certificates  from  the  Bulgarian  Govern¬ 
ment,  translations  or  copies  of  which  will  gladly  be  mailed. 

M.  S.  Stefanoff  solicits  the  patronage  of  all  the  users 
of  Attar  of  Roses  in  any  part  of  the  world,  prompt  atten¬ 
tion  being  given  to  all  inquiries. 


Bureau  at 
Philippo- 
pole. 


QJ)  ATTAR  OF  ROSES  dD 

"BALKAN" 


EXTRA 


Stefanoff. 


FINE 


KLISSOURA,  BULGARIA 


Distilleries 

at 

Klissoura. 


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FESTIVAL  HALL  AND  CASCADES. 

WORLD’S  FAIR,  ST.  LOUIS,  U.  S.  A  .  1904. 


PALACE  OF  VARIED  INDUSTRIES. 


